Milking-stool.



F. A. PELLETIER.

MILKING STOOL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1a, 1013.

1,061,321 Patented May13,1913.

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FREDRICK A. PELLETIER, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

MILKING-STOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed March 15, 1913. Serial No. 754,583.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I Fnnomcx A. PEL- LETIER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Elgin in the county of Kaneand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin lVIilking-Stools of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stools and more particularly to that class ofstools adapted for use in milking.

The object of my invention is to provide a milking stool so constructedas to obviate the necessity of the milker holding the milk pail betweenhis knees.

A further object of my invention is to provide a milking stool whichshall be light and easily carried from place to place.

A further object of my invention is to provide a milking stool of greatdurability and cheapness of manufacture.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in thevarious combinations and relation of parts of a milking stoolhereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the drawings wherein similar reference numerals indicatesimilar parts wherever used, Figurel is aperspective view of thepreferred form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section takenthrough the preferred form of my invention; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionof my invention showing a modified embodiment thereof.

The stool comprises a movable wooden seat portion 1 supported by a fixedmetal seat 5, said fixed seat being supported by a plurality of legs 6,preferably formed of angle iron. These legs are riveted or otherwisefastened to a downturned flange 7 upon the metal seat 5. Between thelegs and riveted thereto are metal brace rods 8 which serve to stiffenthe structure and hold it rigid. Secured transversely between the bracerods 8 is a cross piece 9, so placed as to tilt toward the front of thestool, and provided with a centrally located aperture 10.

Secured tothe movable wooden seat 4: at 11 is an are shaped metal rod12, which extends downwardly through an aperture 13 in the metallic seat5 and through the opening 10 in the cross piece 9 and out under thebrace rod 8 which is slightly raised to permit the rod to pass. At itsfurther end the rod 12 is provided with a pail holding portion 14 whichis secured to the red at 15 in any suitable manner, but preferably by ascrew threaded sleeve 16.

\Vhen it is desired to use the device the operator takes the usualposition for milking by seating himself upon the seat portion 4. Thepail is placed upon the member 1' ]t which holds it in the desiredposition by means of upturned flanges 1. L. \Vhen the milking operationis completed the pail is removed from the member 14. and the operatorarises. By grasping the seat portion 4 at its outer edge 4' and exertingan upward pressure thereon the members l, 12 and 14 will assume thepositions shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the rod 12 sliding within theopenings 10-13 the mel'nber i l moving rearuuu'dly and downwardly untilit assumes the vertical position shown, and the member 1 movingforwardly and downwardly assuming the position in Fig. 2. In thisposition the rod 12 provides at 17 a handle by means of which the entiredevice may be conveniently carried from place to place.

Fig. 3 illustrates a modified form of con struction showing myinvent-ion as applied to a four legged stool constructed entirely ofmetal. This form of my device comprises a movable seat portion t, afixed seat portion 5 supported by legs 8" which are secured by rivets tothe downturned flanges 7". Brace rods 8" are secured between the le s.The forward brace rod 9" of the modified constructimi is slightly raisedabove the level of the remaining brace-rods and is provided with acentral aperlrure 10". Secured to the movable seat portion 1 at 11 is anare shaped rod 12 which passes loosely through an aperture 13* in thefixed seat portion 5 and downwardly and forwardly through the opening10" of the brace rod 9 where the rod is provided with a support 1 1 forthe milk bucket. Adjacent the portion 11 the rod 12 is provided with ashort rcarwardly and downwardly bent portion 18. When the movable seatis in position for use this bent portion 18 engages the under edge ofthe aperture 13 and prevents upward movement of the movable seat. lVhenit is desired to move the seat upwardly the seat must be moved a slightdistance forward until the bent portion is disengaged and will movethrough the aperture 13", allowing the members to take the positionshown in dotted lines, when the rod 12 is used as a handle to carry thedevice. By the employment of this modification it will be seen that anydanger of upsetting the milk pail, should the operator rise withouthaving removed the pail from its support, is obviated.

I am aware that considerable variation is possible in the details ofconstruction herein shown and described, without departing from thespirit of my invention and I do not intend to limit myself thereto,except as pointed out in the following claims, in which it is myintention to claim all the novelty inherent in the structure shown anddescribed as broadly as the state of the art will permit.

WVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a milking stool, the combination with a plurality of standards, ofa seat supported thereon, a movable portion supported by said seat, apail holder, and means be tween the movable portion and the pail holderwhereby a movement of one member will cause a relative movement of theother.

2. In a milking stool, the combination with a plurality of standards, ofbrace rods therefor, a fixed seat supported by said standards andprovided with an opening therethrough, a movable seat, a cross piecesupported by said fixed seat and between said brace rods, provided withan opening therethrough, an are shaped rod fixed upon said movable seatportion and passing downwardly and forwardly through the opening in thefixed seat port-ion and the opening in the said cross piece, a removablepail holding member attached to said rod at its lower extremity, saidmembers being so located as to allow of relative movement thereof from ahorizontal to a vertical plane.

3. In a milking stool, the combination with a movable seat, of a pailholder, means between said movable seat and the pail holder whereby amovement of one of said members will cause a relative movement of theother of said'members, and means for preventing said relative movementwhereby to hold the members in operative position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDRICK A. PELLETIER.

WVitnesses VVILLIAM E. FRUSCHTIMETT, ERNEST C. LUTHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

